1985 Southern Jaguars football team

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1985 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumA. W. Mumford Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Grambling State +^ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Jackson State +^ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 20 Alcorn State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Southern 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Alabama State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Texas Southern 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Prairie View A&M 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Otis Washington, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a conference record of 3–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31vs. Mississippi Valley State
L 7–2841,000[1]
September 14vs. Alabama State
W 35–14[2]
September 21Texas Southern
W 22–14[3]
September 28at Prairie View A&M
W 14–12[4]
October 12Nicholls State*No. 19
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 25–22[5]
October 19at Jackson StateNo. T–20
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
L 9–2739,000[6]
October 26Alcorn State
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 13–23[7]
November 2vs. Tennessee State*
W 13–1018,539[8]
November 9Delaware State*
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 8–4622,500[9]
November 16at Florida A&M*
W 38–278,156[10]
November 23vs. No. T–8 Grambling State
L 12–2956,742[11]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Delta Devils walk over Jags, 28–7". The Clarion-Ledger. September 1, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Scott, Coleman lead Jags". Daily World. September 15, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1985 Football Schedule". Southern Jaguars Football. Southern University. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "Jags take victory". The Shreveport Times. September 29, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Southern 25, Nicholls 22". The Daily Advertiser. October 13, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Jags' win skein dies in Jackson". The Shreveport Times. October 20, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Southern Jaguars fall to Alcorn State, 23–13". Daily World. October 27, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Southern upsets Tennessee State". Detroit Free Press. November 3, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hornets mash Southern 46–8". The Morning News. November 10, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Southern's Swain catches Florida A&M napping, 38–27". Pensacola News Journal. November 17, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Allen, Nobahar spark Grambling over Southern". The Shreveport Times. November 24, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Southern Yearly Results (1985–1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2023.


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